Necktie clip



Aug. 23, 1966 R. PHiLLiPs ET AL. 3,267,489

NECKTIE CLIP Filed Sep'c. 20, 1965 United States Patent O 3,Z67,4S9 NECKTHE CUP Robert Phillips, Roslyn, and Cosmo 'Centrella, West Hempstead, N .Y., assignors to Redi-inot Tie Clip Corporation, New York, NX.

Filed ept. 20, 1965, Ser. No. 488,64 o Claims. (Cl. 2-153) The present in-vention relates to the field of permanently tied, or hook-on nec'kties of the four-in-hand drape type. More particularly it relates to the improved form of support clip for the f-olds of the knot of the permanently tied neok-tie. The tie support clip is so formed that the folds of the knot enclose the frame of the support and only the collar attaching hook member exten'ds rearwardly from the knot.

Many of the prior art supports and clips employ a plur'ality of metal parts both inside the folds of the tie and outside, such as the hook element, which attaches the tie to the neck-ibiand. These metal parts tend to corrode and d'iscolor the neckrb'and a-s well as the necik of the user.

It is, therefore, the principal object of this invention to for-m substantially the entire support or clip including the 'frame and hook member from non metallic, and non-corrosive materi-al.

Another object of the inyention is to so shape the frame vof the support that it will support a knot olf a width suitable -f-or wide spread collars and in which the hook means for attachiing the same to the neclcband is completely concealed from view when in normal wearing position.

St-ill another object of the invention is the provision of improved neckt'ie form construction in which the parts are few and easily and quiekly assemb'led whereby the cost of fabr'ication is reduced to a minimum, With consequent wide distribution and use.

Still another object of the invention is to form a new and improved type of support or tie clip wherein the plastic hook member is pivoted directly to the plastic frame member without the use of metal soeket-forming members.

These and other objects and advantages of this invention will herein'afiter appear and for purposes of illustration, but not of limi'tation, an em'bodiment of the invention is sho'wn in the accompanying drawings.

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary view in perspectiv showing an emibodiment olf the present invention supported on the neckiband of the shirt of the user.

FIGURE 2 is a rear view in ele'vation showing the permanently tide knot of the neelctie embiodying the present in'venti'on.

'FIG'URE 3 is a view in elevation showing the completely assemfb'led `tie support as viewed from the rear.

'FIG'URE 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of F-IGURE 3 with the hood pivoted into open position.

FIGURE 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 6 is a view in elevlation showing the neck'tie form as viewed from the front.

lFIG'URlE 7 is a view of F'IGUR'E 6 from the top.

iFIG-URE 8 is a vie-w of FlGlU-R'E 6 from the bottom.

`F'IGU'RE 9 is a view in elevation showing the neckt'ie form as viewed from the re'ar.

'FIiG'UfRE 10 is a section on the line 10-10 of FIG- URE 9.

'FIGURE 11 is a rear view of the collar hook element.

FIGURiE 12 is a side view of the coll'ar hoolr` element of FIGURE 11.

FIG'URfE 13 is a front view of the metal spring element.

FIGURE 14 is a side view of the metal spring element of FIGURE 13.

Proceeding next to the drawings wherein like references indicate 'the same parts throughout the various views, a specific ernlbodiment of this invention will be descr'ibed.

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FIGUR'ES 1 and 2, show the inventi'on applied to a four-in-han'd type tie wherein the knot 1 enc-loses all parts of the invention eXcept the suppor-t-ing hook 5 which eX- tends downwardly to the upper end of the drape 3.

The new and improved clip is fully illustrated in'FIG- URES 3 to 14 wherein FIGURES 3, 4, and 5 show the tie clip in complete assem'bly. The clip comprises only three parts, namely, the frame element 4, hook 5, and spring 20. The frame 4 and the hook element 5 are forrned of substantially rigid plastic sucih as polyethylene, polymethyl methacryl'ate, and polyvinyl Chloride. The frame member 4 has an overall triangular Shape with an apex at the fb'ot't'om. It has an upwardly extending central portion from said apeX and triangul'ar Wing-like side poirt'ions extending rearwardly, with their upper edges lying substantially in a common plane. The lower end of the central portion has a forwardly extending p-in'tle 30 which normally coacts with the hook element 5. The upper end of said central portion has integrally formed therewith a forwardly opening socket 10 forming an axle bearing. The socket includes a bottom portion and s-paced upper rearwardly directed side portions 1'2 overlying the bot-tom portion an'd defining the sides of an upwardly opening notch 15. The plastic hook element 5 compnises a downwardly ex'tending body w'i'th the upper end of the body termin'ating in a rearwardly extending hook portion including portions 116 bent to define two approximately right angles. One olf the right angle port'ions extends downwardly and terminates in a lever axle 18 having projecting side port'ions. This lever axle is pivo'tally received in the socket 10 of the frame member 4. A leaf spring 20 is employed to resiliently hold the hook element 5 in operative position as well as inoperative or open position. The leaif spring 20 is rigidly secured against the front .face of the central portion of the frame member 4 by means of a punched out loop 25 integrally formed therein. The upper end portion of the spring applies resilient force to the hook element at the angled portion 35 of the hook to normally resiliently hold the hook element in the socket in operative position as shown in FIGURE 5. The spring element permits the user to pivotally swing the hook element rearwardly and upwardly into open position in order to position the hook over the collar brand and into tie 'supporting position, and there'after resiliently snap the hook back to normal position. T'he hook element may be spring held in i'ts upwardly swung inoperative or open position by means o'f a bead 40 on the free end of the spring coacting with a notch 4'1 on the bent angle portion of the hook as shown in FIGURE 4.

It will be understod that this invention is susceptiible to modificla'tion in order to adapt it to different usages and conditions, and, accordingly, it i-s desired to comprehend such modifications within this inyention as may fall within t'he scope of the appendetd claims.

What we claim as this in'vention is:

1. A tie clip oomprising a unitary one piece molded substantially rigid plastic frame member of approximately triangular Shape with the apex thereof at the bottom and the side portions tapering rearwardly; said frame mem'ber having, in the mid portion of its upper edge, a forwardly opening socket forming an integral axle bearing, said socket having a bottom portion and upper rearwardly directed late'rally spaced projections defining an upwardly opening notoh, sai'd projections overlying said bottom portion, a unitary plastic hook element pivotally connected to said frame mem'ber in said bearing socket, and a spring element secured to the front face of said frame and conta'cting the front face o'f said hook element adjacent said bearing for holding said hook element in oper- -ative position.

2. A tie clip for mounting a pre-*formed tie, said clip corn'prising a snbstant'i'ally one piece molded rigid plastic frame member and a substanti'ally rigid plastic hook pivote'd thereto, said frame member comprising an elongated mid portion and side Wing members; said mid portion having top and bottom en'ds, side edges, and front and rear lfaces; said Wing members being substantially tritangular in shape, integral With the mid portion along the side edges thereof, and extending rearwardly therefrom in diverging relation to each other; the top edges of said Wing rnemlbers being substantially coplanar, and their side edges 'being downwardly converging to a point at the bottom end of said mid portion; the top end of said mid portion having a forwardly opening socket form'ing an integral axle bearing, said socket having a bottom portion and upper rearwardly directed late'ra'lly spaced projections defining an upwardly opening notch, said projections overlying said bot'tom portion, said socket fonming a pivotal 'bearing for said hook; said hook having at its upper end integral forwardly and downwardly ex'ten'ding portions, the free end of said doWnWardly extending portion having integral lever axlemeans which are received in said socket bearing, said downwardly extending portion of said hook Operating in said notch and having an outer face lying substan'tially in the plane of the face of the mid portion, a-nd a leaf spring rigidly secured to the front face of said mid portion, the upper end of the spring resiliently cont-act-ing the front face of said downwardly extending portion of said hook and holding said hook in operative position.

3. A tie cli-p as defined in cllaim 2, said for'wardly extending portion of said hook having a notch in the upper side thereof, and the free end of said leaf spring having a 'bead coacting With said notch to hold the body of the hook in open rearwardly extending pi'voted position for snapping said hook over the neck'band of the user.

4. A tie clip for hook-on neckties compris'ing a unitary one piece molded substantially rigid plastic frame mem- 'bez' of over all triangular shape With the apex thereoif at the bottom and the side portions thereof flaring rearwardly from a medial portion thereof, said medial port-ion extending upwardly from said apex and termin'ating at its upper end in a for-Wardly opening socket forming an integral axle bearing, said socket having a bottom portion and upper rearwardly directed laterally spaced projections de- .fining an upWardly opening notch, said projections over- `lying said bottom portion, as plastic hook element pivot- *ally connected to said frame member in said socket bearing and a spring rigidly secured to said frame and contacting the front face of said hook element adjacent said bearing for holding said hook element in operative position,

5. A tie clip for mounting a preJformed nerek-tie comprising a substantially triangul'ar unitary one piece molded plastic frame for for-ming the core of the knot of the tie, 'and a hook member directly pivoted to the unitary frame [for booking over a neck-'band, said frame having' a centnal portion having one end extending from one apex and integral rearwardly extending side portions, the other end of said central portion having a forwardly opening socket forming an axle bearing, said socket having a bottorn portion and upper rearwardly directed l'aterally spaced projections defining an upWardy opening notch, said projections overlying said bottom portion, one end of said hook member having a bent portion, the free end of said ben't portion having an integral lever aXle which is pivotally 'received in the said socket; and spring means carried by said frame resiliently contacting the front face of said bent portion above said lever axle and holding said hook mem- 'ber in operative position.

6. A three piece tie clip comprising a unitary one piece molded substantially rigi'd plastic frame me'mtber of approximately triangtular shape, a metal spring member, and a plastic hook element, said frame mem'ber having a medial portion and Wing elements extending rearwardly therefrom, said medial portion having a forwardly opening socket formi-ng a bearing, said socket having a bottorn portion and upper rearwardly directed laterally spaced projections defining an up-Wardly opening notch, said projections overlying said bottom portion, said 'hook element having a lever axle pivotally received in said socket bearing, said spring having one end rigidly secured lto said medial portion and the other end resiliently contacting the front `face of said hook adjacent said lever aXle and resiliently holding said lever axle in said socket.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,636,368 7/1927 Johnson 2-153 2,798,226 7/1957 Kanter 2-153 2,972,750 2/1961 Kanter 2-153 3,050,737 8/1962 Scully 2-153 3,193,843 7/1965 Feller 2-153 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,350,150 12/1964 France. 1,140,`885 12/ 1962 Germany.

907,290 10/1962 Great Britain.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examz'ner.

PATRICK D. LAWSON, Examiner. 

1. A TIE CLIP COMPRISING A UNITARY ONE PIECE MOLDED SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID PLASTIC FRAME MEMBER OF APPROXIMATELY TRIANGULAR SHAPE WITH THE APEX THEREOF AT THE BOTTOM MEMBER THE SIDE PORTIONS TAPERING REARWARDLY; SAID FRAME MEMBER HAVING, IN THE MID PORTION OF ITS UPPER EDGE, A FORWARDLY OPENING SOCKET FORMING AN INTEGRAL AXLE BEARING, SAID SOCKET HAVING A BOTTOM PORTION AND UPPER REARWARDLY DIRECTED LATERALLY SPACED PROJECTIONS DEFINING AN UPWARDLY OPENING NOTCH, SAID PROJECTIONS OVERLYING SAID BOTTOM PORTION, A UNITARY PLASTIC HOOK ELEMENT PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER IN SAID BEARING SOCKET, AND A SPRING ELEMENT SECURED TO THE FRONT FACE OF SAID FRAME AND CONTACTING THE FRONT FACE OF SAID HOOK ELEMENT ADJACENT SAID BEARING FOR HOLDING SAID HOOOK ELEMENT IN OPERATIVE POSITION. 